统治者的暴政和群众的暴政同样令人生畏。
The tyranny of the magistrate is not less formidable than that of the multitude.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.